Belmont Elementary

Belmont Elementary, a tight-knit elementary campus in Belmont, Wisconsin, overseen by Belmont Community School District, works with 213 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

Across the 2 schools in Belmont Community School District (381 students total), Belmont Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Belmont Elementary lists that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Belmont Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Belmont Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.3%, the actual is 54.9%, a residual of -1.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lafayette County shows median household income runs about $76,462, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Belmont Elementary is one of 17 public schools in Lafayette County (combined enrollment of about 2,658 students).

The closest other public school is Belmont High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belmont Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 194 students in 2018 compared to 213 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 7% to 14%.

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